The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-20

saturday next, the oral examination to
commence at half-past one P. NJ. The pub
lie generally, and especially committees
are invited to attend. - Two hundred
thirteen tons OF hay have been pressed and
shipped from this town the past winter. 1t
looks as though some Of it might be needed
before stock can get their own living in the
pastures.
Calais.
n. i. BANCROFT had an evaporator ruined
last Friday night. He left fire and trusted
to his feeder to keep his evaporator sup
piled with sap, but a leaf got into his
holder, stopped the flow of sap and burned
the concern up, with about thirty pounds of
sugar. 60 II. A. Huse will deliver the
address for Stowe Post, Calais, Memorial
day. - I. I. Lamphere has a bad ankle
the result of coasting accident. 80 A.
l.. Wheeler, the mail-carrier, brought the
mail in on his back part of last week on
account of bad roads When he called on
the road commissioner to break out the
road he was told that he (the road commits
sloner) should not interfere with the dongs of
the Almighty. 80 A COW belonging to n
l.. Bancroft brought him twin hefer calves
last week. =T T. T. Lamphere started
some sugar to parties i'm Des Moines. Iowa
last week, but could not get it billed beyond
st. Johns. Neither could he find out how
much the freight would be. The common
people are filed with distrust as to the re-
suits OF the interstate railroad law. Farmers
HdNt HpW W pay ITelGnt on tne return OF
butter-boXes from market.
East Calais.
THE road at the lower end of this district
was cut through last Saturday and the stage
came as far as here on wheels Arthur
George had the misfortune to lose one of
his cows last week. - A. Dwinell was
obliged to kill one of his cows a few days
ago on account of injuries received from
another which got loose in the stable and
pitched battle with her. - There will
be no further preaching services for the
present, as Mr.. Bliss is to exchange his
studies for framework and is therefore un-
able to supply us longer. The Sabbath
school will meet at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
until further notice. - b. p. White is in
Boston this week. == Elan Provost and
wife of Montpelier have been spending sew
eral days at j. o. Lambs.
Marshfield.
Mrs. PHINNY BEMIs died Saturday night
and was buried Monday afternoon. She
was ninety-one years of age. Her husband
was soldier in the war of 1912. 60 Rev.
Mr.. Wells preached an excellent farewell
sermon last Sunday. - Some of our peo-
pie are expecting to attend conference at
st. Johnsbury. - Mrs. Oakley Meader
concluded not to stay any longer with Mr.
Bakers people, but took her time when Mrs.
Baker was out of the room to run home.
She is still some insane. - Morris Eddy
of st. Johnsbury was in town last week
calling on old friends, Marshfied being his
native town. - Mrs. Nat. Robinson has
at last had her pension claim allowed -
DR.. Carver and G. ID. Smith We're in Bur-
lington last week - Archy Cole is at
work for w. III. Haskins, jesse Wilson for
Fri Spencer, Eddy Preston for Ira Wood
cock and Carl Shepard is driving the pegs
week Thursday with Miss May Edison.
They gave good entertainment last week,
which was thinly attended on account of
bad going.
Middlesex Center.
THERE was an even daily flow of maple
sap from April 9th to the 10th. with cool
nights and fair days. Sugar-makers have
roads have been impossible for the past
week except for foot travel. - A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Graves last
week Wednesday. He lived but a few
hours, and Friday was buried in the ceme-
terry beside the little brother who died Just
bought several hundred calf-skns in this
vicinity at from twenty-five to sixty cents
each. - w. G. Walker was through this
neighborhood last week looking for farrow
cows to turn out. This is one of the first
signs of spring. - Bridget Supple has
been at home sick for several weeks, but is
now improving slowly. - Asa Chaplin
started out on foot and went to Middlesex
village, five miles, and back the same day.
Pretty good for man who will be eighty
years old within a month. - The public
examination of teachers will be held at Mid
dlesex village school-house on Saturday,
April 23d.
NorthfieId.
c. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block over Blake's
store - Owing to the irregularity of the
trains last week, the notes from this town
were not received in time for publication.
- The band masquerade, Friday night,
was quite success, Notwithstanding the
bad weather. The members of the band
were all masked and many besides, and the
attendance was nearly four hundred -
j. III. Talbot, who has been employed as
cutter for q. B. b. Denny, has opened
shop on his own account in Whites block.
- Mrs. Isaac Kathan died Monday
morning and was buried Tuesday after
noon. - gray eagle, measuring four
and one-half feet across the wings, was
caught in a trap and killed last week by
Volney Randall and Johnny Sullivan near
the Center - The young ladies of the
Episcopal society will give "hominy sup
per at the society rooms Thursday of this
week. - Miss Cora Edgerton went to
Brooklyn, Thursday, to remain couple of
months. c. ID. Carpenter is at his
home in Brattleboro on a fortnight's vaca-
tion. - w. S. Woodbury. has gone TO
Norwood, Mass, TO work in a barber-shop.
- John Harrington and Charley Dolan
have gone to Minnesota. - Changes in
houses still go on. A. Il. Downing has
moved into the Howe house, recently bought
by him. and W. =. Jones, who occupied it,
has gone into the house on Elm street oc-
cupied by j. 7. Austin, the latter taking the
tenement vacated by Downing. T.. A. Max
ham has moved into the Sherman house on
Water street. Chester Brown has eX-
changed his place at the Center for farm
in Brookfield near Alder Meadow" -
S. o. Clapp, Esq, of Barre has rented
James M. Emerson's farm, and is to take
possession about the first of May
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
THE preceptress was sick last Tuesday
and Wednesday. Most of her classes recited
to Miss Wooster. - The examinations
last Thursday and Friday were well at
tended. - There is some talk of organiz-
ing baseball club this spring. - In
fiammation of the eyes seems to be a COM
mon plague among the boys this spring.
80 The valedictory has been given to
Miss Field and the salutatory to II. w. An
drews. - At the grammar school gradu-
alton William Tilden has the valedictory,
Lolita Tenny the salutatory, Addie Smith the
class prophesies and Henry Garvey the class
history.
Gouldsville.
GEORGE CAss is confined to the house with
erysipelas -= There are to be no re-
ligious services here next Sabbath. 60
There is to be a sociable at the Good
ha1 DO Na1, In,.A